I have been following new diet
recommendations for about 6 weeks now. I
have had fewer episodes, and have been
feeling better overall, However I have
gained 7 lbs and have a thirst which never
seems to go away.
Is it normal to be thirsty like this? I
know thirst is a symptom of hyPERlycemia,
but I have been testing my sugar and it is
well within "normal" range -although it is
probably high fo rme.
Has anyone else experienced this with the
diet? Is it an indication that something
is right or that something is wrong?
Thanks,
-Paula
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Stan
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Posted: 07-13-07 08:54am
I'm sure it's nothing, you should be
drinking a little extra water anyway. I
would occasionally get really thirsty
before, but not anymore. How extreme are
we talking here and how much do you have
to drink to make it go away?
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specialmomx2
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Posted: 07-16-07 22:09pm
it feels like I drink water all day every
day! I don't gulp it down so I don't know
how much it would take to quench this
thirst. I haven't tried that because I
know it can seriously mess with one's
electrolytes. I once suffered with a bout
with hyponatremia. Not fun.
But here is an example: I sat talking with
a friend on Sun afternoon. She drank
nothing, and I constantly sipped and
replenished my glass from a measured
pitcher. I drank a over a quart of water
in about 1.5 hours.
-Paula
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Posted: 07-16-07 22:28pm
Is that it? That's, ummm, hardly
anything. I drink approximately one
gallon of water per day, around three
liters. It sounds like you're just not
drinking enough because a quart isn't much
at all, unless you drank it every minute.
You'd have to drink a ton of water
to flush your electrolytes out, so I
wouldn't worry too much.
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specialmomx2
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Posted: 07-17-07 08:54am
Stan,
Where did you learn math?
Let's extraolate out those numbers:
We have established a run-rate of 1 quart
every 1.5 hours
1 quart=32ounces 1 hour=60 minutes.
Therefore I am drinking approximately 21oz
of water per hour (the numbers below have
been rounded of their decimals)
I am awake 17 hours per day
That's 362 ounces per day.
There are 16 oz in a pint
that's 22 pints per day
...8 pints in a gallon
2.8 gallons per day
I am 5'3" and weigh 134. A gallon of water
weighs 8.33lbs.
Therefore I am drinking approximatelyt 17%
of my bodyweight per day (actually, if
today is anything to go by; 10am and one
empty half-gallon jug already, it's way
more than that)
...But according to you: That's nothing
because you drink a gallon of water per
day.
I ought to thank you for your ignorance,
as it inspired me to run the numbers and
call my endo.
-Paula
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Posted: 07-17-07 09:12am
Ignorance? Look at what you said. You
said you drank over a quart in 1.5 hours.
That's it. You did not say to me
that you drank this every hour just
that 1.5 hours. Had you said you were
drinking this much all the time, I would
recommend you go to the doctor. Math? I
was just going by what you said, which was
only one instance. A quart of water in
1.5 hours is fine, as long as you're not
drinking it all day, which is exactly what
I said in my last response. Don't get
angry, I'm just going by what you said.
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Posted: 07-18-07 15:15pm
I forgot to mention, if you're that
thirsty, that's usually a big sign of
diabetes, so get checked out as soon as
possible.
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specialmomx2
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Posted: 07-19-07 09:49am
Yes I know.
I have been tested for it a lot during my
hospitalizations. My fasting level for the
GTT was 61.
I test my blood sugar. The highest it has
ever tested was 119 (after eating), which
isn't high at all.
I have found that the thirst and the
burning in my hands and feet get bad when
my blood sugar is above 90. The higher it
gets, the worse my symptoms.
If I can get my sugar level down into the
mid-80s or lower and keep it there, the
symptoms abate, but that means eating next
to nothing...
...and the doctor hasn't returned my call.
<sigh>.
-Paula
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Posted: 07-19-07 13:29pm
Remind me again what you've been eating.
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specialmomx2
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Posted: 07-19-07 14:53pm
it's a short list:
(all organic where possible)
meat, chicken, fish, eggs, smoked salmon,
oatmeal (steel cut), bread (wholewheat,
no-yeast), almonds, plain greek yogurt
(full fat or 2%), butter, almond butter,
coconut butter, coconut milk, green
vegatables (brocolli, green beans,
courgettes (zuchinni), cabbage, okra,
green bell peppers), turnips, onions,
Seasonings: Garlic, ginger (tiny
quantities), basil, sage, Thai Green curry
paste (which is mostly Ki Noo chillies),
Thai fish sauce, thyme, black pepper and
sea salt.
I drink water and sometimes green tea.
I take a lot of supplements because I have
been found deficient in many of them: a
multivit; plus calcium, B12 (lots), B9
(i.e. folate -lots), C (lots), D (RDA), E
(RDA), Omega 3s, glucosamine sulphate, and
a multiple-strain probiotic.
-Paula
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Stan
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Posted: 07-19-07 15:36pm
Really healthy diet. The only
possibility, if that diet was a problem,
not saying it is for sure, are those herbs
and such you mention. Garlic, curry and
so forth actually have a significant blood
sugar lowering effect. If you're eating a
lot of it or at least every day you're
going to see stuff happening if you're
sensitive enough. And I assume the sauces
are checked for sugar, because if store
bought there will be some in there. The
only big no there is the green tea, you
can't drink it, any caffeine is bad.
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specialmomx2
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Posted: 07-20-07 15:15pm
I don't make curry very often, I haven't
in at least 3 weeks.
The endo's office finally called me back.
They want me to come in for some more
tests, so I guess its abnormal.
